Truce holding: Thousands rush to reunite with families

The Qatar-brokered truce deal between Israel and Hamas came into force early on Friday. at 7am local time – that’s 05:00 GMT. There have been no reports of fighting. The deal offers some relief for Gaza’s 2-point-3 million Palestinians, who have endured seven weeks of Israeli bombardment.

Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko reports.

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